Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-25
GOVERNOR HILL TALKS.
he Eulogizes the Democratic Party and
President Cleveland

He EulogiZeS the Democratic Party and
President Cleveland.
NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-The annual din
ner of the Young Mems Democratic Club
of Brooklyn WAS given last night in this
city, partly in honor of Governor Hill.
Senator Colquitt of Georgia and General
John c. Black of Illinois were among the
guests. Letters of regret were read from
President Cleveland, Secretary Bayard,
eX Secretary Manning, Senator Thurman,
Attorney General Garland, Postmaster
General Viiss aud Secretary Whitney.
In the course of his opening remarks
President Frederick K. Lee of the club
said: The Democratic party hes been
strengthened by the continued success of
President Clevelaud's administration.
TIE enforcement Of the civil service law
meets our hedrtiest approval. We ep-
prove the policy OF the administration in
steGdfastly opposing rupture with our
Canadian nefghbors. The recent
courageous veto by the President of the
dependent pension bill receives our
hearIiest commentator.
Governor Hil' was received with loud,
long and continued applause when he rose
to respond to the toast National Democ-
scy." He paid q glowing tribute to
Thomas Jefferson, whom he characterized
as the founder of the Democratic party,
whose historic principles the speaker
glowiugly described. be said tn sc prin-
ciples guided the party in its earlier days
and to the latter was id led the now fully
accepted "M9nroe doctrine" and later
still under Jackson's admirable ad
mi1istration the system of an in
dependent Treasury was adopted and
ever since maintained. Subsequent
ly the party's demand included the
support of an honest currency, oppo-
sition to sumptuary laws, reduction
Of war taxes in times Of
peace. economy in pubic expenditures,
and liberal pensions for deserving SOL
diers. The speaker declared thai Democ-
racy was wrongfully chiseled out Of
United States senators in New York, Con-
necticut and Rhode Islaad by the Repub-
lican election machinery. The control of
the next United States Senate was main
tanned by the votes of Nevada, which, he
said, WAS decreasing in population and
had only $4,000 inhs bitants, less than
either one of nineteen New York counties
He declared reform was necessary TO
prevent ma jOri.ies from misconduct He
then proceeded: "The history OF the
Democratic party is that of the country
itself. It's every page is emilia
zoned with the achievements of Dem
OcratiC statesmen and Democratic
soldiers. Every important ecquisi-
ton Of territory to the United States
| has been made by Democratic dministra-
tiOns, comprising over 5000, 600 square
miles. Every struggle against foreign
foes was instituted by Democratic states
men, The speaker continued: "GOy-
ernor Foraker of Ohio spoke at late
Republican dinner here. He is the gen.
| tlenan who came into this state IL 1885,
and in my election, By injecting into the
ca vass the bloody shirt issue, l feel
ander great Obligations to him for his
valuable services unremittingly rendered
in my behalf. l take this, my first oppor
tunity, 10 tender him my heartfelt thanks.
| trust he may live long to visit US again
in future campaigns. The Republican
party, brought into life upon a sectional
issue, has ever since continued TO be &
sectional party having no foothold in one
third of the states of the Union 1t sp-
pears to prejudice, which forbids its
ever becoming g national party or
gaining the confidence of the people. 1t
has been a minority party ever since its
existence. 1t, in troublesome times,
trampled or the rights of the people, It
usurped arbitrary power, it invaded the
personal liberty of citizens, it annulled
the right CT hab9as corpus, carried cleo
tions by force and the aid of visiting
statesmen. 1t gives away public lands to
railroad corporations, inste ad Of reserv-
| ing them for actual settlers. You cannot
point to single instance wherein the
Democratic party has been guilty OF
either of these wrongs, or wherein a
Democratic legislature failed in the con-
stituti nal duty relating to representa-
| ton. 1t must be owned that Cleveland's
administration has given the country the
| benefit of honest economy. His integrity
and sincerity have never been questioned.
| The laws have been faithfully executed,
the revenues collected with diligence, the
expenses OF the government. reduced, our
foreign aft tirs conducted with conserva-
tism and dignity. In fact, Grover Cleve-
lands administration has fulfilled every
promise